Quality Requirements and Standards

Traceability, Harmonization and Standardization: Why It Matters

Traceability, Standardization, Harmonization Comparability. Even within the laboratory, these are not terms and concepts that excite most of us. But as the world gets smaller, as health records get more connected and as medical practices converge, reliable, comparable test results are going to matter more and more. Whether we want to get involved or not, we are already in the struggle for standardization.